------- Additional comments from tfmorris at tigris dot org Mon Jan 12 11:19:03 -0800 2009 -------In looking at the source code it appears that this is another instance of thedashed vs. non-dashed differences. The Graphics2D drawing operations should beused whenever possible, not just when the outline is dashed. Graphics2D wasintroduced with Java 1.2 (i.e. many, many years ago) and should be design targetfor all operations.